Wang Xiaoliang got moving the very next day.
Hu Yang had provided the framework. Now that it was in place, the specifics had to be put into practice.
He sat at his desk, opened his computer, and created a new document.
His fingers hovered over the keyboard. He ran through his thoughts, then typed the first line-
"Fucheng's first 'edible' art landmark."
He paused after typing it.
Deleted it.
Then typed it back in.
Edible. Not literally getting people to gnaw on the walls, but making their stomachs growl the moment they saw the paintings as they passed. Turn the walls into a sign, and the sign into a way in.
His fingers picked up speed.
Partner universities.
He searched around. Fucheng had four universities with art-related programs in total. He typed them in one by one.
Competition theme.
It had to have a local Fucheng flavor and tie in with food.
He stared at the screen and tapped the desk twice.
"Fucheng flavors, artistic colors."
Four Chinese characters. Enough.
Prize money.
Hu Yang had said a few hundred yuan a day would do for the students' labor, and the prizes only needed to be reasonable.
One first prize, 6,666 yuan. An auspicious number, the kind Fucheng locals liked too. Not much. But for students, the money came second. Having their design selected and painted across an entire building-putting "Lead mural designer for XX commercial project" on their résumé would carry more weight in a job hunt than any award certificate.
Two second prizes, 2,988 yuan each. Five finalist prizes, 888 yuan each.
Wang Xiaoliang did the math. The prize money would top out at fifteen thousand.
Sui Yiming had asked for a hundred thousand in design fees right off the bat, and that only got them one person's ideas.